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Philippines
Maricel: Both My Daughters Have Clefts and I Consider Myself the Luckiest Mom on Earth
One mother’s cleft journey in her own words
![Yumna holding a photo of her before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/yumna-before-after-photo.jpg?itok=Y9QNlUpN)
Indonesia
How Kadek Battled Grief and Fear to Give Yumna the Care She Needed
When circumstances proved tough, this mom proved tougher
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Egypt
Sama’s Mother Never Gave Up on Her. Neither Will We
Where there’s a mother’s love, there’s always hope
![Sondos with her orthodontist](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/sondos-with-orthodontist-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-care-egypt-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=CCNT3voD)
Egypt
Against All Odds, Sondos Designs a Future
Nearly starved at birth, orphaned at five, bullied relentlessly, Sondos has survived a lot in nine years. Now she’s ready to thrive
![Khalisa holding a picture of herself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-05/khalisa-holding-picture-of-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia-smile-train-50.jpg?itok=gKq9req2)
Indonesia
Khalisa: Love Overcomes Fear
Clefts are never only about the child. They affect the entire family.
![Ndindai before her cleft lip surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-04/ndindai-before-smile-train-cleft-surgery.jpg?itok=0pltWFCN)
Kenya
Out of School and Out of Sight for 17 Years, Ndindai is Now Embracing Life
How one smile can change a life
![Angga holding a picture of himself before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-02/angga-holding-picture-of-before-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-smile-train-indonesia-50.jpg?itok=tG4D1_Ow)
Indonesia
Angga is Done Waiting
He waited 20 years for cleft surgery. Now he’s ready to take control of his life
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Philippines
Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower
How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable
Kenya
Damaris is Not an Outcast
After 17 years of exclusion, her new smile helped her community see the truth about clefts
Kenya
Kioko Can Finally Leave the Family Farm
After 17 years of isolation, a smile set him free
![Windri with Biru after his cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-12/biru-and-windri-free-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-indonesia-smile-train-west-java-50.jpg?itok=u5vllnN8)
Indonesia
When They Found the Truth, They Found Smile Train
How one mother overcame despair and blame to find the treatment her son needed